Springboks seeking morale-boosting win

New Zealand are taking no chances either, having selected arguably their best available side, and Kolisi has welcomed the challenge.
Springboks seeking morale-boosting win

WORKING UP A SWEAT: New Zealand’s Ardie Savea at a training session in London yesterday. Picture: Henry Nicholls

South Africa are gunning for a morale-boosting victory ahead of the World Cup when they face old foes New Zealand in a final warm-up tonight at Twickenham (7.30) with captain Siya Kolisi adamant the champions will hold nothing back in what he expects to be a "beautiful game".

The teams are on a potential collision course in the World Cup quarter-finals, but Kolisi maintains his side are only thinking about tonight's final warm up and how they can avenge a 35-20 loss to the All Blacks in Auckland during the Rugby Championship.

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